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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: prestigeclean on April 22, 2011, 10:28:18 am

Title: hozelock fittings
Post by: prestigeclean on April 22, 2011, 10:28:18 am
the one that fits on the reel , i,ve bought 2 new one,s this week and i still have to keep taking it off putting on at each house , i,ve tried the expensive and the cheap and no difference , until i take it off the water just trickles out of the brush , there is a pressure build up and you really have to tug it off the reel , when its replaced the water usually flows great , its very time consuming to keep doing it all day , any ideas what the problem is guys regards alan
Title: Re: hozelock fittings
Post by: Pope vader on April 22, 2011, 10:30:43 am
it sounds like wither  a ir trap.  or pressure switch problem,   what tank u got and what pump

when u disconnect the poel does the pump stop straight away
Title: Re: hozelock fittings
Post by: Matt Gibson on April 22, 2011, 10:39:38 am
Mate is the hozelock fitting one of the ones with the stopper in it? so when you take it off no water comes out?

I used to have probs with these on my washer, sometimes the pressure builds up and they slide back a little bit off the quick release, therefore the stopper kicks into action and stops the flow. Might not be your problem, but just have a look next time it happens, and you might see that the fitting looks like its coming off. just push it back on hard.

Title: Re: hozelock fittings
Post by: R W C™ on April 22, 2011, 10:45:17 am
Mate is the hozelock fitting one of the ones with the stopper in it? so when you take it off no water comes out?

I used to have probs with these on my washer, sometimes the pressure builds up and they slide back a little bit off the quick release, therefore the stopper kicks into action and stops the flow. Might not be your problem, but just have a look next time it happens, and you might see that the fitting looks like its coming off. just push it back on hard.



Beat me to it, I use gardiner connectors,
Title: Re: hozelock fittings
Post by: prestigeclean on April 22, 2011, 10:55:42 am
its a 2 man diy setup 650 tank , 1 shurflo pump and 1 flojet both with flow controllers , the reel i,m getting most problems with has the flojet on it , i,ve used lots of different hozelock type fittings including the gardiners ones and none lasts very long , i do get airlocks some times and this adds to the problem , do you think its worth changing the pump ? regards alan
Title: Re: hozelock fittings
Post by: R W C™ on April 22, 2011, 11:04:06 am
All the connectors youve used have they been stopper ones or non stopper
Title: Re: hozelock fittings
Post by: Pope vader on April 22, 2011, 11:05:14 am
i have got a flojet and have used sureflow, but i am too geting the same problem,  i have to take it off and run it till the water is flowing,  i think it has something to do with the pump pressure switch not kicking in properly,

try messing about with the dial on teh pump to see if it helps
Title: Re: hozelock fittings
Post by: prestigeclean on April 22, 2011, 11:13:53 am
chris i,ve tried both type of connector , regards alan
Title: Re: hozelock fittings
Post by: GoodFella2006 on April 22, 2011, 12:14:11 pm
I get this problem on hot days.I will play with the pressure switch,turn it down a bit.
Title: Re: hozelock fittings
Post by: DaveG on April 22, 2011, 07:39:59 pm
Mate is the hozelock fitting one of the ones with the stopper in it? so when you take it off no water comes out?

I used to have probs with these on my washer, sometimes the pressure builds up and they slide back a little bit off the quick release, therefore the stopper kicks into action and stops the flow. Might not be your problem, but just have a look next time it happens, and you might see that the fitting looks like its coming off. just push it back on hard.



I used to get that all the time too. I just changed the Hozelock fitting to a "straight through" one, dont get any problems now
Title: Re: hozelock fittings
Post by: Frankybadboy on April 22, 2011, 08:03:17 pm
Mate is the hozelock fitting one of the ones with the stopper in it? so when you take it off no water comes out?

I used to have probs with these on my washer, sometimes the pressure builds up and they slide back a little bit off the quick release, therefore the stopper kicks into action and stops the flow. Might not be your problem, but just have a look next time it happens, and you might see that the fitting looks like its coming off. just push it back on hard.



I used to get that all the time too. I just changed the Hozelock fitting to a "straight through" one, dont get any problems now
had the same and done the same